The following questions refer to the excerpt below.
"Any evidence to the contrary notwithstanding,national prohibition rapidly acquired an image,not as a law which significantly reduced the use of alcoholic beverages,but rather as a law that was widely flouted… Even given a 60 percent drop in total national alcohol consumption,a considerable amount of imbibing still took place.Yet the image also derived in part from the unusually visible character of those prohibition violations which did occur… Most drinking took place… in urban areas where practically any activity was more likely to be witnessed… The fact that the upper classes were doing much of the imbibing further heightened its visibility."
David E.Kyvig,Repealing National Prohibition,1979
-The motivation for the policy,the effects of which are described in the passage,can best be explained by

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The passage suggests that national prohibition was motivated by a desire for moral reform, as evidenced by the phrase "the upper classes were doing much of the imbibing." The policy was intended to reduce the use of alcoholic beverages and promote a more virtuous society. However, the passage also indicates that the law was widely flouted and had a largely symbolic impact, as drinking continued to take place despite the ban.

The Following Questions Refer to the Excerpt Below